• Korean: 어른 (eoreun)
• Portuguese: ancião , anciã
• Russian: старейшина (star'éjšina) , староста (stárosta)
• Slovene: starešina , starosta
• Thai: ผู้อาวุโส (phoo-a-wu-so), ผู้สูงอายุ (phoo-soong-a-yoo)

• Japanese: 長老（ちょうろう, chōrō）
• Russian: старейшина (star'éjšina)

• ttbc Albanian: shtog
• ttbc Japanese: にわとこ
• ttbc Romanian: soc

Basque

Noun

elder

1. slime

Elder is a surname. It may also refer to "older people" or to:

In religion:

• Elder (administrative title), position of authority
• Elder (Christianity), person valued for his wisdom who accordingly holds a particular position of responsibility in a Christian group
  • Elder (Methodism)
  • Elder (Latter Day Saints)

In places:

• Electoral district of Elder, electoral district in South Australia
• Elder Range, part of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia

In nature:

• Elder or Elderberry (Sambucus), genus of between 5-30 species of fast-growing shrubs or small trees
• Box Elder, Acer negundo, North American species of maple
  • Box elder bug (Leptocoris trivittatus or Boisea trivittatus)
• Yellow Elder, the Yellow Trumpetbush (Tecoma stans)

In fiction:

• Elders (Charmed) Class of enlightened whitelighters overseeing good magic in the Charmed television series
• Elder race, any of a number of alien species in science fiction
• The Elder wand in the Harry Potter books

In other uses:

• Elder (constructor), former racing car constructor
• Elder High School, high school in Cincinnati
• Elder Vodka, produced by Znaps
• Elderly, adjective reference to older people
• Elders Limited, Australian agribusiness company
• Eldership (Estonia), rulers
• Global Elders, group of public figures noted as statemen, peace activists, and human rights advocates
• The Elder Scrolls, role-playing game series developed by Bethesda Softworks LLC

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